2023
NLRX1 knockdown attenuates pro-apoptotic signaling and cell death in pulmonary hyperoxic acute injury
Kim H, Kim M, Kim E, Leem J, Baek S, Lee Y, Kim K, Kang M, Song T, Sohn M. NLRX1 knockdown attenuates pro-apoptotic signaling and cell death in pulmonary hyperoxic acute injury. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 3441. PMID: 36859435, PMCID: PMC9975446, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28206-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperoxic acute lung injuryAcute lung injuryLung injuryWT miceAcute respiratory failurePro-inflammatory cytokinesCell deathRespiratory failureAcute injuryInflammatory cellsReduced mortalityRole of NLRX1Murine modelNLRX1 expressionPro-apoptotic signalingCell cytotoxicityHyperoxiaInjuryMiceProtein leakageHyperoxic conditionsNLRX1Apoptotic cell deathERK 1/2Reactive oxygen species
2020
Smoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains
Hao Z, Li J, Li B, Alder KD, Cahill SV, Munger AM, Lee I, Kwon H, Back J, Xu S, Kang M, Lee FY. Smoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 36: 186-198. PMID: 32866293, PMCID: PMC9057220, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smoke exposureCigarette smokingFracture healingSmoke exposureMurine modelMolecular alterationsBALB/cJ miceBiomechanical testingPro-inflammatory mediatorsCytokine/chemokine analysisImpaired fracture healingMultiplex cytokine/chemokine analysisInitial inflammatory responseFracture healing capacityBALB/cJProgenitor cell activitySmoking miceTransverse femoral osteotomyFemoral osteotomyImmune cellsChemokine analysisInflammatory responseFracture hematomaHigh riskMurine strains